Agenda Collect Color Meaning Artist PowerPoint Introduction to Adobe Illustrator ◦ Guided Notes ◦ Step-by-Step Illustrator Activity Alphabet Letters Project- ◦ Student Examples ◦ Alphabet Letters Homework Homework: Alphabet Letters Homework; part of Major Project Grade!! (See Handout)

Adobe Illustrator Made by the same company as Photoshop, Compatible with Photoshop To create logos, illustrative images “From Scratch” art

Illustrator In Advertising

Illustrator Continued Illustrator’s unique file format:.AI Good for text editing. You can create text here and copy to Photoshop. Vector based

Illustrator’s Graphics Uses vector graphics as opposed to bitmapped (or raster) images Not pixel based like Photoshop Vector art does not become pixilated when scaled Vectors are great for logos!

Vector Art and Logos Logos may need to be scaled to many sizes & vectors do not “blur” or become “fuzzy” at any scaled size

Vector Graphics Icons T-shirt Designs Pictograms Logos Illustrations

Labeling Workspace and Tools Some tools may look familiar and do familiar things… …while some look familiar and then act differently

Beginning Illustrator Guided Notes: ◦ Creating a New Document ◦ “Tear Off” tools ◦ Creating Shapes ◦ Stroke and Fill ◦ Anchor Points, Paths, & Direction Lines

Working in Illustrator When you open a new document you can choose the orientation (landscape or portrait) The default size is “letter” (8.5 X 11) Change units to inches!

“Tearing Off” Tools There are still Hidden Tools like Photoshop You can “tear off” or remove a set of frequently used tools for your convenience Click and hold down on set of tools then drag over to edge and let go to “tear off” Click and drag to this edge, let go Now that set of hidden tools is separated!

Stroke & Fill Stroke is the outline of a shape ◦ Change the weight to make it thicker or thinner ◦ No stroke = / button on keyboard or ___ in swatches Fill is the color inside the shape ◦ No fill = / button on keyboard or ____ in swatches Stroke and Fill are located in the Appearance Panel

Creating Shapes Choose a shape tool from the Toolbar Click and Drag to create a shape ◦ Hold shift to keep shape proportional Click once on your Artboard with shape tool to type in exact dimensions of a shape Stroke (outline) Fill (Inside)

More Shapes When an item in Illustrator is selected it will look like this: You can scale and rotate without going to Edit > Transform…just select the image and go for it! Delete a shape by selecting it then pressing delete key (To make a star with more or less points, click and drag with the Star Shape Tool and push up and down arrows on the keyboard before letting go of the mouse!)

Selecting Images You must select things in Illustrator before you can change them! Selection Tool (black arrow) moves whole objects; select and scale or rotate Direct Selection Tool (white arrow) lets you manipulate individual anchor points Anchor Point…click or double click on this point with the Direct Selection Tool and drag to change the Shape using anchor points Add Anchor Points to manipulate using the “Add Anchor Point Tool” (Hidden under Pen Tool)

More Anchor Points… Rounded edges and shapes have anchor points too! ◦ Rounded anchor points show direction handles to change the curve of the shape or path Click on the anchor point with the Direct Selection Tool to show direction handles Direction Handles

First Illustrator Activity! Creating a vector illustration Using Shape Tools Stroke and Fill Selection and Direct Selection Tools

Alphabet Letters Project G Block: Alphabet Piece Due: ◦ March 9 ◦ (printed by the end of class) Process Notes and Response Due: ◦ March 11 ◦ (beginning of class; saved on flash drive) Sophie Beavin

Past Student Examples See the capital and lower case “Ls” in the people and ship? The “Xs” are personified and working out!

Renee Spalding

Must include a background Must incorporate letters into a “scene” Must show letters clearly so that people can pick out which letter you chose! No letter “O” Jenny Graft, letter “L”

Alphabet Letters Homework Important: This homework is part of your Alphabet Letters project and thusly part of your grade for the project! Draw Neatly, Detailed Look Carefully at each step on the handout!

Exit Slip On a scrap piece of paper respond to the following: 1. Describe two differences you found between working in Photoshop and working in Illustrator (tools, workspace, product, etc.) 2. Describe one similarity you found between the two programs Turn in to folder when you are finished, please

Homework Alphabet Letters Homework ◦ Sketches & Print Versions of your letter! ◦ See handout for complete details!